telework. in virginiau can you will pepper, page, king george, spotsylvania counties closed. orange county, fredericksburg on a two-hour delay. anne arundel decided to dismiss two hours early this afternoon. let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein for your forecast. tom? >> here we snow again. by later this afternoon, we'll have accumulating snow moving in. it's very cold this morning. all untreated surfaces are treacherous. temperatures into the teens all across northern virginia, the district, most of maryland, including montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county. reagan national at 20 degrees. we've had the cloud cover increasing coming from the north and west. might have a little fuzzy sunshine. otherwise, a lot of cloudiness through noontime. by then the low 20s. some of of the light snow in the me row area. there will likely be slick spot

for the afternoon commute. i'll show you how much snow i am expecting. that's coming up in ten minutes. right now a look at your first 4 traffic this friday morning with danella. good morning. >> good morning, tom. oh, snow you didn't. you said here we snow again. i had to get in on it. little crazy. it's friday. 66. we're taking a look right now. hay market heading toward the beltway, no issues to report. here's a live look at 50. the roads are much better than yesterday. delays should be a lot easier. let's head over inside the beltway, 66 at glebe. east and westbound. nice and clear as you make your way eastbound towards gw parkway. no incidents to report. aaron and eun, back to you. >> thank you, danella. breaking news. a gunman on the loose after a woman was found shot in the head. news 34's megan mcgrath live on the keen at 5th and nicholson. megan, bring us up to speed. >> reporter: aaron, we've learned that the victim has died as a result of that gunshot

wound. still an active scene here on fifth street at nicholson. in fact, the shooting happened at the corner by the sign. investigators trying to collect evidence, piece together exactly what led up to the shooting and of course, looking for the gunman responsible. now this call came in at around 4:00 this morning. when officers arrived on the scene, a woman was suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. she was unresponsive. apparently has later died as a result of that gunshot wound. investigators looking for witnesses, collecting evidence. at this point, no word of any arrests. anyone with information, you're asked to call metropolitan police. reporting live in northwest, megan mcgrath, news 4. back to you. >> megan, thank you. 5:02 now. now to the winter weather. the motto is take easy on the roads. many side streets in maryland and virginia still look like this. with temperatures in the teen, the snow not plowed is now ice and that could make for a slow

and potentially dangerous commute to work. it isn't just drivers people are concerned about. >> what concerns me is the kid walking on the sidewalk. if you get going into a good spin, you could go over the sidewalk and harm somebody. it's very treacherous. >> vdot said it is their policy not to plow any side streets unless the area receives 2 inches of snow or more. as this new system rolls in, we should -- you want to keep here for weather alerts throughout the morning. st. mary's public schools just closed for the day. if you have to go to work and you're away from your tv, you can download the storm team 4 app. search nbc washington in the app store or google play. in the day ahead, vice president joe biden travels to richmond to continue his push to curb gun violence. he will be part of a roundtable discussion with janet napolitano, health and human services secretary, kathleen sibelius, senator tim kaine and congressman bobby scott. they'll be joined by experts in

the gun safety. >> as we speak, pro life supporters are gathering here in washington for the annual march for life. crews spent yesterday prepping the national mall for that rally. it begins there at noon today. demonstrators will eventually march to the capitol and to the supreme court as they did last year. you see -- this is one of the biggest pro life rallies of the year. the rally might affect -- attract record crowds. that's because this marks the 40th anniversary of the supreme court's roe v. wade decision. >> now today's rally could wreak havoc on your trip home this evening if you work downtown. there are road closures caused by this event. several streets between constitution and independence will be shut down starting at about 9:30 this morning. parts of seventh and f streets will also be closed. all the streets should be open by 6:30 tonight. it is now 5:04. 23 degrees.

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it is sentencing day for one of the men convicted of robbing and killing a d.c. school principal. shah riff lancaster was one of five arrested for killing brian betts inside his home in 2010. betts was the principal at shaw middle school. he met one of the suspects on the internet and they all planned to rob him. he could get a life sentence without the possibility of parole. today a virginia jury gets to step outside the courtroom and actually see the scene where a former cop allegedly shot and killed a woman. daniel harmon-wright is a former culpeper police officer accused of shooting patricia cook in the parking lot last year. a witness testified yesterday the former cop's story was made up. we now know when the senate will vote on confirming i don't know kerry as secretary of state. that vote will come next tuesday. kerry faced few tough questions during his confirmation hearing yesterday. the senate foreign relations committee conducted the hearing

and he is the chairman. he got a bit emotional when discussed the prospect of becoming the nation's top diplomat. >> i would take office as secretary proud that the senate is in my blood. but equally proud that so too is the foreign service. kerry first testified before this committee in 1971. he just returned from vietnam and spoke out against the war. 5:09 right now. a judge recommending that some lawsuits against the owner of the colorado movie theater where 12 people were killed in a shooting rampage be dropped. the federal judge says colorado bars those wounded and families of those killed from bringing wrongful death claims against cinemark usa. the families can however, sue under a liability act that typically covers things like slips and falls. families of four killed in the massacre and several who were injured filed suit saying their theo owe the theater's lax

security -- who is to blame for two planes clipping wings at dulles. chopper 4 was on the scene shortly after it. we've learned that a united airlines flight arriving from brussels hit the wing of another united airlines plane parked at a gate. no one was hurt. coming up on 11 minutes after 5:00 on this chilly, chilly friday morning. fortunately, no precipitation falling at this hour. but that could change. >> that's right. meteorologist tom kierein is here. >> by the time you head back home from work and school, likely you'll be slipping and sliding on untreated surfaces. all the ground temperatures are well below freezing. temperatures in the air are in the mid and upper teens now, including prince george's county, arlington, fairfax and montgomery counties. it's near 20 degrees in washington. only a gradual warmup through 9:00. then the mid 20s by noon. briefly upper 20s before the snow begins to fall in the metro

area when it will quickly turn sl sliply. between 2:00 p.m. until later this evening. probably about an inch or less in the district. in the suburbs, maybe higher amount. an inch or two along the bay. out in the mountains, there will likely be higher amounts due to more persistent snowfall there that may linger into saturday. the next several days, we'll have this cold weather with us and a warmup on the way next week. that's coming up in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning, tom. we'll start with the rails. the metro, marc or the vre, no reported delays. over to i-270, the trip out of frederick heading southbound and northbound. travel lanes are open toward jerm an town. southbound is busier. no major delays. clear towards rockville. in montgomery county, as you travel along the inner loop and

outer loop between i-270 and 95, no issues to report. aaron and eun, ba being to you. 5:11 is your time. ahead on "news4 today," the pof that may let more protesters set up

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. welcome back at 5:15. federal investigators are still stumped as to what's causing batteries to burn in boeing's new state of the art plane. all 787 dreamliners remain grounded until they can figure out what's wrong with the lithium-ion batteries. here's a sign that an answer may not come soon. a man who is an expert with the batteries says he wouldn't fly

in a dreamliner right now. the obama administration telling school district across the country they have to give disabled students equal access to after school sports. a letter is being sent to schools today calling for "reasonable modifications for students with disabilities." for example a flashing light that goes off at the same time as a starting gun for deaf track athletes. 12 states require accommodations. states that don't comply could risk federal funding. in the big easy, free speech. lawmakers in new orleans are trying to create a clean zone during the super bowl festivities. doing so would restrict banners, signs and flags in certain areas like the superdome and the french quarter without authorization from the city or the nfl. yesterday a judge ordered the city to scale back plans enforcing the rules only around the stadium. in news 4 your health this morning, a warning about a new stomach bug spreading quickly across the country. the cdc says it's tracked more

than 140 outbreaks of the noro-virus in the last four months. the strain isn't particularly dangerous but people with it are having a hard time fighting off effects. doctors are urging you to be vigilant about washing hands and preparing your food properly. the noro-virus isn't the thing causing stomach problems. others became sick from something they ate in 2009 and 2010 according to the cdc. 1200 of the people have been hospitalized and 23 of them died from their food-borne illness. the cdc says salmonella was to blame for the most illnesses. the senate is poised to vote next week on a bill sending billions of dollars of aid to victims of superstorm sandy. victims could receive more than $50 billion in federal aid if it passes. president obama says he'll sign the measure which has already passed in the house. some fiscal conservatives could complicate things, saying the bill would add to the national

debt. they want spending cuts in other places to offset the money in the package. incredible pictures of a dramatic rescue in australia this morning. a 14-year-old boy was caught in raging floodwaters clinging to a tree. a rescuer was able to get to the boy and after struggling against the current, get him back to safety. there have been more than 20 swift water rescues in queensland. torrential rain caused heavy flooding and cut off roads including highways. baseball fans are saying final goodbyes to a st. louis legend. hundreds of cardinals fans waited in line outside you a church in the city to pay respect to stan the man musial. he passed away saturday at his home in the the age of 92. he spent all 22 years of his career with the cardinals. a private service will be held for the legend tomorrow. we'll get a look at your forecast in 30 seconds. first tomorrow nats fans could get an answer to a pressing question. will there soon be a fifth

runner in the president's race? you've heard about the speculation on this if you follow the nationals on twitter. they got a major -- they have a major presidential announcement coming at nats fest, which is tomorrow at the washington convention center. we may get some today on news 4 midday. get some idea about what's going to happen here. a representative from the team will be on that newscast. a lot of people weighing in on which president they'd like to see. >> rutherford b. hayes. that's my guess on this one. >> rutherford b. hayes, that's a good one aaron. time to check the forecast. we have a weather system moving in and patchy ice spots in the region. meteorologist tom kierein here now with all you need to know. tom? >> a lot of the snee did not melt yesterday. untreated surfaces are treacherous. watch out for that. your sidewalk, front steps. if you didn't sweep it off, it's frozen solid because we're stone cold down into the teens in prince george's county o.

mid and upper teens there. it's in the mid teens in montgomery county. much of arlington and fairfax county too. down to the mid-teens this morning. most of northern virginia and the rest of maryland only in the teens. except near the bay waters and the tidal potomac where it's near 20 degrees. look at huntingtowne in calvert county. only 10 degrees there. those with the hef wrer snow, it's only hovering near 10 degrees. we have a winter weather advisory for another light snow coming in later this afternoon. all the counties in purple under a winter weather advisory. includes montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county. northern neck, eastern shore and much of maryland. there may be a zone here in the shenandoah valley. may not get as much. out in the mountains, much higher amounts are possible. it's going to be lasting longer there. perhaps into saturday way out in western maryland shall the highlands of west virginia could get up to 6 inches of snow. not nearly that much locally.

here are the amount i'm expecting from this. all of beginning around 2:00 and ending around 8:00 or 9:00 in the metro area. but may be lingering longer on the eastern shore. they'll get higher amounts, 1 to 2 inches. there may be a few isolated spots, up to 3 inches on the east side of the bay from kent down to easton and cambridge. on the west side of the bay, there could be 1 to 2 inches, including eastern prince george's county. much of anne arundel, calvert and st. mary's. washington and montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's countys and the nearby suburbs, an inch or less. the higher amounts way out in the mountains because it's going to be lasting longer there. here's how we look for several days. the snow ending tonight. sun back tomorrow. teens in the morning. afternoon highs into the low 30s. on sunday, upper teens again in the morning with afternoon highs maybe mid-30s and sunny both days. but then on monday increasing clouds. but warming up. a lot of the snow will be melting on monday with highs

near 40. much milder, perhaps near 50 on tuesday. and mid-50s on wednesday. could get some rain then. then turning colder the end of next week. i'm back with frequent updates throughout the morning. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning. checking on the closing. because of the shooting in northwest, megan mcgrath is on the scene of this incident. so fifth street northwest is closed at nicholson street. avoid the area while police are investigating. we'll shoot over to the dulles toll road. approximate you're traveling between the greenway and the toll road, no issues to report. a live look as you make your way in both directions. very light volume you can see here as well. connecting to the beltway. no issues at all. here's a live look towards the interchange. between the american legion bridge and the interchange, no issues to report. continuing across the wilson bridge, towards yooi 95 in maryland, again, inner loop and outer loop, you are clear. aaron and eun, back to you.

>> 5:22 now. there is no rest for the weary looking caps. they head on the road for a game tonight, a day after dropping their third street. another blowout at the verizon center as the canadiens come to town and walk away with a 4-1 win. three of the goals came within a span of five minutes and the penalty kills struggled again. giving up the seventh power play goal of the season. some say they're getting outworked. >> we're not out of shape. that's an excuse right now. guys are professionals. they came in shape, ready to go. it's not fitness. it's work ethic. we're getting outworked. we've lost three games. >> got to get it together. puck drops tonight at 7:00. something strange was spotted in the sky during a golf tournament yesterday in california. >> looks -- we had superman out there. is that torrey pines. >> no. it wasn't a bird, it wasn't a plane flying over the golf

course during the opening round of the farmers insurance open. golfers watched had all puzzled as this flying object soared above them, even puzzling the announcers. turns out it was a promotional aircraft for lightweight golf shoe from adidas. >> of course it was. what else would you do send up a human looking object to promote adidas. >> likeness. >> it is now 5:24. 21 degrees. coming up, the major event shutting down streets near the national mall for a second time this week. the d.c. council's plans after a report claimed police did not properly investigate sexual assault cases. a look at the radar now. fairly clear skies now. but that will change in just a matter of

looking at the stories making headlines now at 5:27. breaking news in northwest washington. police say a woman is now dead after she was shot in the head. >> final preps being made for the march for life rally in downtown d.c. today. we'll run down the events planned for today. you're waking up to more freezing temperatures. the entire area is frozen over in many places. the little bit of snow on the ground is now ice making for

tough driving conditions today. good morning. another round of snow isn't too far away. i'm eun yang. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back to "news4 today" on this friday, january 25th. school closures keep coming into the newsroom. the federal government is open today. employees, though, can again opt for the unscheduled leave or telework. in virginia, culpeper, king george, page, stafford and spotsylvania counties are all closed today. orange county and fredericksburg county are on delay. anne arundel county schools in maryland have decided to dismiss two hours early this afternoon ahead of the next expected storm coming later on today. that is going to cause for problems later in the morning, i mean in the afternoon commute i should say. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with more on what we need to know on the forecast. >> we may be slipping and sliding heading back home from

school today. in the low and mid teens much of the region. that includes prince george's county, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties. we'll hold steady in the teens for another two or three hours. huntingtowne only 11 degrees in calvert county. much of southern maryland's only around 10 degrees where they got that heavier snow yesterday. we have the high, thin clouds obscuring a little bit of that moon low in the western sky now. we might have a little bit of sunshine coming through the high clouds this morning. we'll have a lot of cloud cover moving in. by noontime, this area in the lavender, this potential light show looks like it's moving into the mountains by noon. the leading edge, around 3:00 or 4:00, our western sub sushs starting to get accumulating snow. between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. into the district. by 7:00 p.m., it looks like it will be around the bay, on the eastern suburbs, on the eastern shore. it will continue to move off to the east and quickly will clear

out after that and we'll get cold again on saturday morning. here are the amounts i'm expecting. an inch or less. much of maryland, all of virginia, except the counties near the bay, on both sides, areas could get 1 to 2 inches. there may be a few isolated spots up to around 3 inches near the bay waters. on the eastern shore. also some higher amounts will be occurring way out in the mountains, i think in western maryland. some of the highlands of west virginia. it will be lasting longer, perhaps into saturday. could get well over 2 inches. higher spots could get as much as 2 to 3, 4, 5, inches in the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. all beginning around 2:00, 3:00 in the metro area. earlier in the mountains. then ending around 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. around the metro area. still lingering on the eastern shore perhaps until around 10:00 p.m. until midnight. then quickly clearing out.

i'm here with frequent updates throughout the morning. back in ten minutes. here's danella with a look at our traffic. >> we'll start with metro. experiencing delays this is on the green and yellow line because of a signal problem at le fant plaza. marc trains not reporting delays. still keeping an eye on service to the water main break that happened yesterday at kenilworth avenue at east-west highway. if you're traveling there, left lane blocked in both directions while crews are repairing. be aware of that as you make your commute. 395, some steam happening. here's a look at edsall northbound. southbound nice and clear. but northbound as you continue towards the 14th street bridge, nice clear commute into the drik. as far as accidents go, in d.c. checking for them. none right now. aaron, back to you. >> thank you, danella. let's go to the live desk with melissa mollet. >> this is just in.

live pictures near tahrir square. you can see what's going on there right now. today marks the two-year anniversary of the beginning of the air rob spring. of course, that's the uprising that led to the ousting of former leader hosni mubarak. skirmishes are breaking out. anti-government protestis being planned for later today. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. one of the biggest pro life ralls will take place in washington. they're here for the annual march for life. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more. >> we're hearing there could be hundreds of thousands of people on the mall again today. we had a big day with inauguration but since the 40th anniversary of roe v. wade fell on the day after, they moved this event to friday. 40 years afro versus wade decision that the u.s. supreme court still high emotions, still lots of opinions about abortion in this country.

some changes over 40 years. of course, federal funding is banned. in just the last two years, there have been 135 state restrictions on abortion rights. advocates are concerned about that. >> now all of the issue is but will abortion be available because at the states there are so many restrictions being passed? >> it hasn't changed the fact that abortion is a serious lethal violation of fundamental human rights and that women and children deserve better, much better. >> our latest nbc wall street journal poll find seven out of ten think roe should be the lauft land. they want that to stay. as a result, we're seeing the demonstrations today on the national mall. among those, republican speakers, lawmakers who will be there, house speaker john boehner. eun? tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. if you're driving downtown today, take a look at the screen right now. these roads will be closed or blocked off for much of the day

because of the rally. several streets between constitution and independence will be shut down starting at 9:30 this morning. part of 7th and f street will also be closed. the closures could drag into the evening rush. all streets should be open by 6:30 tonight. this morning, d.c. council planning to hear more about a report that police in the district improperly investigated sexual assault cases. news 4 was first to report the human rights watch report claiming that d.c. police routinely mishandled sex a sult salt allegations. the police chief, lanier, said it's unsubstantiated. the justice department set to look at that report. mitt romney will be in town for a fundraiser. katherine reynolds and bill marriott jr. are hosting at the j.w. marriott hotel downtown. romney rejoined the -- the former presidential candidate chose not to attend the

inauguration monday. the first nominee to do so since michael dukakis in 1989. vice president joe biden is taking his push to curb gun violence on road. he'll join a roundtable at virginia commonwealth university in richmond. senator tim kaine, congressman bobby scott and several members of the president's cabinet will attend. they will discuss gun control with experts who worked on gun safety issues in the state in the wake of the virginia tech massacre in 2007. 5:35 right now. president obama travels outside the district for the first time of his second term next week. he will head to las vegas. the president made numerous stops there. the white house not releasing any other details about that trip. it is now 5:35. 21 degrees. coming up, the expected prison sentence for a man who leaked the name of a covert operative. a dog crediting with saving a woman's life this morning. we might see a few

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degrees. much of southern -- they've got the heavier snow in calvert, parts of -- we're going to stay frigid through the morning hours. by 7:00 a.m., still in the teens with a lot of cloud cover and light wind. thickening clouds by noontime. out of the mountains, likely light snow developing then. then into the metro area, we'll likely get light snow, perhaps around 2:00 to 3:00 coming into the western suburbs around then and in washington between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. the snow is going to stick immediately because the road temperatures that are untreated are certainly well below freezing. air temperature only reaching the mid and upper 20s by mid-afternoon. sunrise at 7:20. the sunset at 5:22. by the time it tapers off and ends, by late this evening, i hi an inch or less in all the areas in the light blue, including the metro area. the darker blue areas, east of washington, on the bay and the eastern shore, there could be 1 to 2 inches. maybe isolated spots more than

that. lot more in the mountains. i'm back in ten minute. danella with a look at traffic. >> still delays on the metro. the green or the yellow line, a signal problem at le faunt plaza. >> still looking at the police activity in northwest. fifth street is closed at nicholson. avoid the area while police investigate. i-95 in maryland, as well as 295 between the beltways, no accidents reported at this time. i'll give you a live look at bw parkway at 32. nice and clear. volume very light and no major issues right now. aaron and eun, back to you. danella, thank you. it is 5:41. just in, warren county public schools in virginia closed today. >> experts offer their explanation for slower internet connections on smartphones lately. the real reason behind the lockdown at a

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welcome back at 5:44 today. a former cia officer will be sentenced to prison for leaking the name of a covert operative to a reporter. the man has agreed to spend more than two years in prison. he and his supporters say the government is punishing him for speaking out against torture the cia conducted. prosecutors say he was after fame and fortune. this is sentencing day for the man who attacked a security guard at a daycare center in prince george's county. michael young pleaded guilty to two charges last year stemming from a brutal attack in landover in april. young beat that guard with a baseball bat when he wouldn't let him use the phonement surveillance video of that attack will play in the courtroom today. a legend of local politics is fighting for her life after being pulled if her burning home. firefighters say 83-year-old christine jones wasn't breathing when they found her during this

raging fire in temple hills yesterday. she did regain consciousness at the hospital but is in critical condition. jones is the first african-american to represent prince george's county in the maryland general assembly. firefighters are still investigating the cause of the fire. but say it started in her bedroom. she is small but 8-year-old kayla is hailed as a lifesaver this morning. the boston terrier woke her owner during the middle of the night. when she went to get out of bed, she fell to the ground nauseous. both had carbon monoxide poisoni poisoning. someone left their car running for several hours in the garage beneath her apartment. >> one, i'm so appreciative that i'm alive and that she's alive. and i feel so lucky that i can tell my family how much i love them. >> williamson said, as soon as she left the hospital, she bought a carbon monoxide detect

detector. prince george's county police say a gang rivalry led to the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy. akil ings and kquantae fisher gunned down 16-year-old marcus jones outside a party in ft. washington. it stemmed from gang violence. police are searching for a third suspect. a surprising twist this morning about a fake report of a gunman that had the campus of the university of virginia at wise on lockdown. the bristol herald courier reports 20 we're old bryant hairston of martinsville, virginia because he wanted to look like a hero prosecutors said. hairston was trying to deflect attention if a prior assault charge against a woman. he's now charged with making a false police report and he has been banned from campus. there is a new bill in congress this morning that would make the district of columbia the 51st state of the nation. delaware senator tom carper and three others are sponsoring a bill giving d.c. full statehood. it's not expected to pass but many say it's a promising sign that support for statehood is at

least growing. last week delegate holmes norton introduced a similar bill naming d.c. the new klum kcolumbia. a tough bill for allowing gay marriage is rhode island. it faces uncertainty in the rhode island state senate. it's voted down every same-sex marriage bill since 1997. rhode island is currently the only state in new england to not allow same-sex marriages. it's currently legal in nine states plus d.c. one of d.c.'s most prominent law firms facing a lawsuit from a former employee. wilmer hail filed her while she was on leave adopting her daughter from china. she filed a suit yesterday. levinson said she was passed over for promotions because of her age and her gender. wilmer hale says the claims have no merit. filling your gas tank could get more expensive in maryland. the senate president there, thomas miller, is proposing the

idea of allowing counties to raise the state's gas tax by five cents to fund transportation projects. the state already tacks on 23.5 cents pergam but hasn't been raised since 1992. miller is proposing a 3% sales tax program. it woulden rate $300 million. a library in detroit has found a way to make sure people return those books. the public library hired a collection agency to go after people with overdue books and movies. yes, they say if it goes long enough it can hurt their credit scores. the library says it will only go after borrowers with more than $20 worth of items. they've lost about $40,000 in unreturned rentals over the past five years. catcher in the ry is so good. you don't want to give it back. got to let it go. >> buy it yourself. >> president obama may often clash with republicans but he apparently also has issues with another group. flies. look closely at the president

here during a news conference yesterday. >> i am nominating mary joe white to lead the security and exchange commission and richard cord ray to continue leading the consumer financial protection bureau. this guy is bothering me here. >> a fly. so rudely disturbs the president of the united states. landed right on his forehead you saw there. the president has a pit of a history i with run-ins with these types of pests. remember this incident in 2009. the president killed a fly sitting down with c nb's john harwood there. don't want to bug the president. no pun intended. jumping into icy waters may not seem like the thing to do in middle of winter, unless it's for a good cause. tomorrow morning, hundreds expected to leap into the potomac near national harbor for the keep winter cold polar bear plunge. expected to draw attention to climate change. tomorrow afternoon, members of the rockville police department jumping into the chess peer near annapolis raising money for

special olympics. we want to tell you about west education campus in d.c., closed due to a power outage. eer not sure if it's weather-related. it's closed today. we're going to need all the heat we can muster the next couple of days, tom. >> off to work and school this morning, it's a stone cold morning. earlier this week i visited this school. the center ridge elementary school in centreville, virginia, in fairfax county. talked to a couple of hundred second graders. do you remember that? >> some of the best teachers were first, second grade teachers. teacher on the right in the back. she invited me to speak to a couple hundred of these second graders. they've had a unit on weather. they're studying weather now. we talked about the importance of paying attention to the forecast and when is if going to snow? well they got their wish yesterday and today later when they come home from school. i loved my visit there on tuesday. the temperatures are cold in

centreville, down to around 15 degrees there. much of fairfax county in the mid teens as it arlington, montgomery and prince george's countys. near 20 in washington and right near the chesapeake bay. teens out of the mountains as well. going forward in the afternoon, thickening clouds. this is as of nn time. these are the zones of likely snow moving into the mountains. right into the metro area into washington by around 3:00, 4:00 or so for our western suburbs. 3:00 to 4:00 into washington. then by 7:00 p.m., a lot of the snow is going to be east of washington. but still snowing in prince george's county. southern maryland around the bay and the eastern shore. that's where some of the locations could get the higher amounts quickly. it will end by mid to late evening. these are the amounts i'm expecting. an inch or less. all the areas in light blue, including the immediate metro area. some spots a dusting.

1 to 2 inches near the bay. that includes the counties east of washington. prince george's county, anne arundel, calvert. eastern charles and all of the eastern shore. much higher amounts in the mountains. it's probably going to last longer into saturday there. on saturday, all the region will get sunshine back. teens in the morning, afternoon highs tomorrow near 30. on sunday, a little warmer. some of that snowmelting. teens in the morning. mid-30s in the afternoon. all the know will be gone on monday probably as we warm up, near 50 on tuesday. could get rain wednesday. i'm back with frequent updates. i'll be back in ten minutes. danella with the latest on the first 4 traffic. >> good morning, tom. checking the roads if you're traveling in prince george's county. looking for accidents. so far clear, 210, even along 5, 4, no issues. even 301 is clear this morning. traveling along branch avenue to the beltway, we'll give you a live look at the beltway. this area on the inner loop and outer loop, you're clear. the volume is increasing. no major delays just yet and no

accidents to report. toward the wilson bridge, you can see in the local lanes an the through lanes in both directions, they're open and you're getting by without any issues at all. i'm back in ten minutes and check on the earlier delay on the metro, green and yellow lines. danella, thank you. 5:54. here's melissa mollet at the live desk. >> we're getting new information into the newsroom about the civil war in syria. fighting rages on there and britain telegraph is reporting that syrian president bashar assad, including his mother and sister fled the country. assad's regime is denying those reports. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. if you feel like the internet is getting slower on your smartphone or tablet, you may be right. experts say we're simply running out of data to support smartphones and tablets which are fighting for internet access. analysts predict that smartphones will outpace network capacity in three years. what's to blame?

in part, social media. >> people are uploading videos and pictures quite a bit because that's how they document their lives and sharing with other people what they're doing. >> experts also say that phones take up more data, even when you're not using the internet because we constantly leave them on. yes, aaron, stop posting your videos. >> tweeting is to blame for slowing down my phone. >> that's right. >> i'm going to tweet that. >> 5:55 now. a survey pointing out a shift in america's workforce due to years of a weak economy. shartia brantley live with that story and more. good morning, shartia. >> good morning, aaron. more and more americans are putting off retirement. new census data shows the share of people 65 and oemder in the workforce rose from 12.1% in 1990 to 16.1% in 2010. the increase is larger for women. more than 40% of people 65 and older are working full-time. the census projects the older

working population will grow by two thirds by 2040 when one in five americans will be at least 65 years old. so what's behind this trend? well, a survey by the employee benefit research institute finds 13% of people who delay retirement say they're doing so because they cannot afford to stop working. meanwhile, consumers may score big on super bowl tv deals. prices on big flat screen tvs have steadily dropped as they become cheaper to make. you typically see a 10 to 15% drop in the weeks leading up to the game. but there's a tradeoff. you're largely buying last year's leftovers. manufacturers show off muest tvs at the consumer electronics show and those usually don't hit the stores until march. so retailers are making room with sales on their remaining inventory. time to buy. >> all right. shartia brantley, thank you. bring some chips or a drink if you're going to a super bowl party next weekend but leave the

witty banter at home. the know it all is the most annoying super bowl party guest according to a new survey. that's the person who thinks he or she is as smart as the coaches and the commentators. then the social butterfly is also apparently an annoying guest. he or she isn't there to watch the game but has no problem chatting away, distracting people. people hate that remote dominator also. there's a local chef celebrating had morning taking on tough competition in front of a national audience. tamara thomas owner of mama coc cocoa's delights appeared on sweet genius. the show puts pastry chefs against others. she won. she sent the others packing. she got a $10,000 prize. >> congrats to her. 5:57. ahead at 6:00 ammann update on breaking news. we're looking for problems spots on o the roads like this. more is on the way.

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